Fellows
Fellows are senior scientists, scholars, innovators and accomplished professionals elected by the Liberia Academy of Sciences (LAS) in recognition of sustained achievement, leadership and significant contributions to science, education, technology, innovation, Liberia’s sustainable development or the advancement of the Academy’s mission. Fellowship is an honorary academic distinction and does not, by itself, confer governance authority.
Criteria & ProceduresMeet the Fellows
Each profile presents the Fellow's current professional role and a concise account of academic or professional work.
Ehab Abdel-Rahman
Provost; Professor of Physics
An Egyptian professor of physics at the American University in Cairo working on solar energy, thermoacoustics and photonics, and the holder of five patented clean-energy technologies.
J. Russell Stothard
Professor, Department of Tropical Disease Biology
A professor of tropical disease biology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, specialising in neglected tropical diseases, their snail vectors and field control programmes.
Samuel T. Kortue
Associate Professor of History; Chairman, Department of History
An associate professor and Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Liberia, advancing the study of Liberian history, national memory and identity.
Shabir A. Madhi
Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences; Professor of Vaccinology
A leading African vaccinologist and Dean of Health Sciences at Wits whose research has shaped immunization policy, child health and epidemic response across the continent.
Erastus M. Mwanaumo
Professor of Infrastructure Construction Management & Economics; Director, Directorate of Research and Development
A professor of infrastructure construction management and economics at the University of Zambia, directing research and development across the university and advancing climate-resilient national infrastructure.
Edison D. Pajibo
Professor of Education & Vice President for Academic Affairs
A professor of education and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Margibi University, leading curriculum reform, quality assurance and academic governance in Liberian higher education.
Chris Gilbert
Professor and Chairman, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
A professor of computer science at William V. S. Tubman University in Harper, Liberia, teaching and researching cybersecurity and emerging technologies for national digital development.
Faadiel Essop
Professor and Director: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA)
Professor and Director of the Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, studying chronic stress, immunity and HIV-related cardiovascular disease in Africa.
Balla Diop Ngom
Professor of Nanomaterials Physics; Vice President for Western Africa, African Academy of Sciences
A professor of nanomaterials physics at UCAD, Senegal, and Vice-President for Western Africa of the African Academy of Sciences, advancing sustainable energy and African scientific capacity.
Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Professor of Cell & Human Physiology, College of Natural & Computational Sciences
Ethiopia's first woman full professor of physiology, a pioneer of biomedical research networks in East Africa, and a leading champion of women in African science.
Delenasaw Yewhalaw
Professor of Medical Entomology; Director, Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center (TIDRC)
A medical entomologist and founding director of Jimma University’s Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center whose research advances malaria epidemiology, vector surveillance, insecticide resistance and disease-control capacity in Africa.
Babatunde F. Ogunbayo
Associate Professor; Acting Dean, College of Engineering and Technology
Acting Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at William V. S. Tubman University, specialising in construction management, maintenance services and sustainable digitalised building.
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